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Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed 2018

Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

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All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed / 2018

Dallas Keuchel

HOU

618

Season leader

Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed2018 season
#	Player	Team	Avg LA balls
1	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	HOU	618
2	J. ShieldsJames Shields	CWS	579
3	M. LeakeMike Leake	SEA	577
4	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	575
5	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	AZ	542
6	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	ATL	539
7	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	538
8	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	528
9	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	523
10	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	523
11	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	MIN	509
12	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	MIL	508
13	T. RoarkTanner Roark	WSH	504
14	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	503
15	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	502
16	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	497
17	J. JunisJakob Junis	KC	490
18	C. HamelsCole Hamels	CHC	488
19	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	486
20	B. ColonBartolo Colon	TEX	486
21	A. CashnerAndrew Cashner	BAL	482
22	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	481
23	A. CobbAlex Cobb	BAL	481
24	I. NovaIván Nova	PIT	480
25	G. GonzalezGio Gonzalez	MIL	480
26	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	478
27	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	478
28	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	476
29	D. BundyDylan Bundy	BAL	476
30	J. ArrietaJake Arrieta	PHI	475
31	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	474
32	C. RichardClayton Richard	SD	474
33	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	MIA	472
34	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	AZ	470
35	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	469
36	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	468
37	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	467
38	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	467
39	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	462
40	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	460
41	J. GrayJon Gray	COL	460
42	Z. GodleyZack Godley	AZ	457
43	W. LeBlancWade LeBlanc	SEA	454
44	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	CHC	454
45	F. HernándezFélix Hernández	SEA	452
46	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	449
47	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	449
48	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	448
49	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	448
50	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	442

Avg LA balls: Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed

Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.